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October 2010

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Articles in the October 2010 Edition

A New Chapter

Publisher’s Column

So things are finally starting to look up again. Our cat Snoopy is doing exceedingly well after the crisis I wrote about in August, so he’s back...

Dancing Queen

Robyn on Queer Club Culture, Gay Fans and her Music Trilogy

Of all the dance queens claiming the fame, Robyn’s our best queer-kept secret. But the Swedish stunner wasn’t always this exclusive – in the ’90s, the...

Ash Koley

Canadian Songstress on Fame and Family

Ash Koley has a lot to be thankful for. The talented Winnipeg duo, named after the female half – Ash Koley and Phil Deschambault - had their first tour...

One Mean Queen

Lisa Lampanelli on Gay Marriage, Celebrity Roasts, and How we Screwed Up her Life

There’s nothing like hearing a familiar voice on the other end of the line, and Lisa Lampanelli’s is just as I remember it: loud and mean, like she’s burping...

Thursdays with Jamie

MASH star on Klinger, Theatre, and Tuesdays With Morrie

Jamie Farr had a lot on his plate on the dreary Thursday morning when I call him at his hotel. With a performance scheduled that evening, he’s taking advantage...

Queer Eye - Part 1

Pride Calgary 2010 Photos & Priape Fashion Show

A Cuppa Tea with Great Big Sea

I often wonder what my teenage self would think if I told him that someday I would speak to members of some of the most iconic, long lasting Canadian bands...

Small Town (Openly Gay) Boy

Being a gay or lesbian teenager in a big city has its challenges, however, for many LGBT youth, big cities are islands of tolerance and freedom. In a big...

Hypocrisy at Work at Canterbury

Double Standard for Gay Anglican Clergy

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, spiritual head of the Worldwide Anglican Communion, is back in the news with regards to the ongoing controversy...

Q Scopes

“Click those slippers, Cancer!”

Venus retrograding across Mars in Scorpio offers a chance to repeat or correct romantic and erotic errors. Stress from Jupiter and Uranus push it toward...

Deep Inside Hollywood

Glee gets closer to Rocky

It’s full steam ahead for the televised mashup machine that is Glee. The appropriation of every single music reference of the past several decades – well...

Gay Travel

Taking on the OUTback! A Visit to Gay Australia

Welcome to the land down under! It’s difficult to decide where to begin when talking about Australia. Of course there’s that quintessential...

Cocktail Chatter

The Labor Day drag party in Fire Island Pines is either a hilarious gender circus or a reason to blow some queen’s brains out. Drag is fabulous. It’s the...

Fundraising Photos

The Flaming Dragons

Edmonton’s first GLBT Dragon Boat Team

Cram all of us together in one big boat, and you might think that Edmonton’s first LGBT dragon boat team is having a blast – and we are – but this is one...

Jer’s Vision

Canada’s Youth Diversity Initiative comes to Alberta

“Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.”-Will Durant Jer’s Vision, Canada’s Youth Diversity Initiative, is making its way to Calgary...

Calgary Ghost Tours

Experience Spooky Tales this Halloween

Since 2007, Calgary Ghost Tours has given Calgarians the opportunity to blend history and the supernatural with walking tours. The 90 minute tours explore...

TransActive IV

What Can I Do?

(Part four of a four-part series on advocacy. Part one was in the June issue and spoke about changing the narrative used to describe trans people. ...

Movember Canada

Moustache Mania hits Alberta!

Are you tired of shaving? Have you ever wondered what a moustache will do for your social life? Do you fantasize sometimes about looking like Tom Selleck?...

That’s SO Gay!

Diversified Radio Waves air Thursday Evenings

A new radio show is hitting the air Thursday evenings on CJSW. “That’s So Gay Radio”, created and hosted by Hanna Kassa, aims to bring LGBT radio content...

Music Review

Robyn, Maroon 5

Body Talk Pt. 2Robyn On “Hang with Me,” Robyn’s lead single from part two in her Body Talk series, the every-girl of (smart) pop is hesitant to fall in...

Curious Kate

Chatting with Australia’s Kate Miller-Heidke

Kate Miller-Heidke has the voice of an angel. The incredibly talented Australian received rave reviews at Lilith Fair this year and for good reason. The...

Product Review

Masculinity Cologne and Hey...DUDE Skin Care

Masculinity: The Male Pheromone Cologne When you talk about using pheromones in perfume, I always imagine people sexually accosting the wearer in fits...

Queer Eye - Part 2

Online Articles this Month

Tips for LGBT Sellers

How to help attract a qualified buyer

Tips for LGBT Sellers: How to help attract a qualified buyer. Everyone is well aware that for the past couple of years the real estate market has been...

Gay Politicians No Longer a Novelty

In 2010, a candidate's sexuality is fast becoming just a part of the whole package. That is, it's starting to be seen at the same level of whether the...

The Second Closet

An Open Dialogue on Same-Sex Domestic Violence

This November, in conjunction with Domestic Violence Awareness Month, The Alliance to End Violence will be facilitating The Second Closet: An Open Dialogue...

HIV Edmonton Presents

Chloe Albert Live in Concert

HIV Edmonton recently brought Edmonton Singer-Songwriter Chloe Albert to The ARTery this past October 22nd, as part of its Legacy Series. HIV Edmonton’s...

ManWear Takes Centre Stage!

PriapeMag 2nd Edition

Last January, Priape launched its very first PriapeMag. Together with its selection of existing catalogues (fetish, summer, Christmas), this publication...

Small Town (Openly Gay) Boy - Part 2

Colin Walmsley's Valedictorian Speech

In the October 2010 edition of GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine, we interviewed a young man by the name of Colin Walmsley. A resident of the small...

“Incentive Warranties” for LGBT Home Sellers

When it is time to sell their home LGBT homeowners should take a serious look at home warranties. These can act as a marketing incentive to encourage buyers...

Great Big Sea Jubilant at Jubilee

Reviewing concerts gives me the opportunity to see acts that I may not have gone out of my way to see, in a crowded concert marketplace. Sometimes that...

Lisa Lampanelli

Offensive Yet Funny

The biggest challenge in reviewing Lisa Lampanelli's Calgary debut this past October 23rd at the Jack Singer, was that most of what she said isn't suitable...

Cocktail Chatter

They Hate Me. They Really Hate Me!

I was trying not to take it personally. Really. OK, I was taking it personally. Why else had they all called to say they’d be at the house in time for...

Cocktail Chatter

1 Part October, 4 Parts American Musical Theater

The late-summer doldrums had set in, and it was only 10 o’clock on Saturday morning. Robbie was entirely red from head to toe – hair, face, neck, chest...

Creep of the Week: Matt Barber

It feels like every time we check the news this month there’s a story about yet another young person taking his or her life in order to escape anti-gay...

Creep of the Week: Andrew Shirvell

Hopefully by the time you are reading this, Michigan assistant attorney general Andrew Shirvell is out of a job. Shirvell recently took a paid leave of...

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